About two weeks ago, Iraq war veterans Tom Voss and Anthony Anderson finished the walk from Milwaukee to Los Angeles.

"A lot of veterans, including myself, have, you know, deployment is the highest point in their life. They won't experience like that so this trumped that so it's good," Voss said.

WISN 12 News captured some of their journey in 2013. It was, in part, about raising awareness of veterans' issues when they return home from war. The other focus was for Dry Hooch, an organization that provides support services for vets.

The duo's fundraising goal was $100,000. They made it to $84,472.24, Anderson said.

Stan Kass, a local philanthropist and Korean War veteran, is covering the difference, which helped Anderson and Voss reach their fundraising goal.

"Said he'd be here today to write a personal check to make up the difference of what we needed," said Anderson.

The last-minute help came as Anderson and Voss are planning a marathon in New Mexico later this year.

"We'll be going down there with four other veterans and we'll be doing that marathon and from there we'll start setting some shorter treks so veterans can join us," Voss said.